Family Offices · Week of Oct 26, 2026

Gulf single family offices tilt to private equity as geopolitical risk rises: BNY Wealth

Arabian Business · 2026-10-19

BNY Wealth polled 71 family office decision-makers in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Kuwait: 93% expect geopolitics to raise downside risk, just over half plan to add private equity, 45% real estate funds, and 84% already hold over a quarter of assets in alternatives — a reallocation, not a retreat.

Vocabulary
  • downside investment riskrisk that an investment loses value
  • liquidity riskrisk of not being able to sell assets quickly enough
  • preserve flexibilitykeep options open to adjust later
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